Cross-site scripting in Sisense Cloud BI Platform via SVG images
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Sisense Cloud BI Platform from 0 before 27/10/2026 is affected. The platform does not neutralize SVG images submitted to the /api/v2/ai/sessions API, a weakness classified as CWE-79 (cross-site scripting). A remote attacker with low privileges can embed script tags in an SVG that run when the content is rendered in the assistant window, which requires active user interaction, and can alter the displayed content.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the processing of SVG images submitted to the /api/v2/ai/sessions API in the format data:image/svg+xml;base64. Script tags embedded in the SVG are processed when the content is rendered in the assistant window, allowing JavaScript to be executed and the displayed content to be altered.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Sisense Cloud BI Platform to version 27/10/2026, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Cloud BI Platform (Sisense) Fixed in 27/10/2026
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117494
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-mjhm-mj37-2hg8
- 2026-10-27 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Sisense vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-81046 Stored cross-site scripting in Sisense BloX widgets CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-117494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-117494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjhm-mj37-2hg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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